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2023-05-17 Economy

Say goodbye to the US car market as we know it: Cheap Chinese EVs are coming

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-05-17 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [14 views ] Top
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#1 Yeah, charge'em with Biden's Chinese solar panels.

Drive Your Car on Sunshine

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-17 08:56|| 2023-05-17 08:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Surprise!

Posted by Rex Mundi 2023-05-17 09:26|| 2023-05-17 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 I seem to recall panic over cheap Yugos back in 1979.

Posted by Tom 2023-05-17 11:00|| 2023-05-17 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Suddenly, the whole demokrat Green Energy setup by the Puppet Show makes a lot more sense.

Interestingly, despite the annoyance in range and power sources away from home, the fatal flaw in EV is the battery life and disposal (pollution remediation costs).

From Tesla: "Replacing a 75 kWh battery for Model 3 costs around $16,550. However, battery costs could change depending on your car’s model. Remanufactured packs cost between $9,000-$10,000, but brand-new batteries might cost up to $22,500. Depending on the process’s complexity, the average cost to replace a damaged battery pack with a remanufactured one would be between $13,000-$17,000."

https://www.way.com/blog/tesla-battery-replacement-cost/

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-05-17 12:02|| 2023-05-17 12:02|| Front Page Top

#5 the fatal flaw in EV is the battery life and disposal

A 10 year battery life and my estate can worry about it's disposal.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-17 13:01|| 2023-05-17 13:01|| Front Page Top

#6 chinese cars, what, are they made out of cardboard and scotch tape, with gerbil cages for drive trains...

Posted by 746 2023-05-17 14:48|| 2023-05-17 14:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I seem to remember that the Chinese tried to enter the US car market a few years ago.

At that time, they couldn't pass the crash safety standards (by a LOT).

I'm sure a couple of $$ has been passed to a select few to make sure that doesn't happen again.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-05-17 16:30|| 2023-05-17 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Struggle Buggy (King Oliver, 1930). No words or oriental overtones, sadly.

Posted by Shavish McCoy6193 2023-05-17 18:31|| 2023-05-17 18:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Chinese tariffs on automobiles is currently 25% vs 2.5% US tariff. It was as high as 40-50%. Either of those numbers on Chinese imports is a good start. Adjust according to need.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-17 22:23|| 2023-05-17 22:23|| Front Page Top

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